Survey: Many High School Seniors Taking Gap Year Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

When it comes to reopening, universities are split about what to do.

BEFORE WE'RE MORE COMFORTABLEAS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY.LOOKS LIKE A NICE BEAUTIFULEND TO THE WEEKEND IN STORE.LAUREN THANK YOU.IN THE WAKE OF THE PANDEMICMANY HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ARECONSIDERING TAKING A GAP YEARBEFORE HEADING OFF TO COLLEGE.AS EXPERTS WARN OF A SECONDWAVE OF COVID-19 IN THE FALL,A NEW SURVEY FROM ART ANDSCIENCE GROUP FINDS THAT 16%OF INCOMING STUDENTS MAY TAKEA GAP YEAR AND ANOTHER 17% ARECONSIDERING DEFERRINGENROLLMENT.HANNAH JIMENEZ NEVER THOUGHTABOUT TAKING A GAP YEAR.IT'S A QUESTION OF WORTHPAYING THAT TUITION ANDSTAYING AT HOME INSTEAD OFMAYBE DOING SOMETHING A BITMORE WORTHWHILE WITH OUR TIME.SO, I THINK FOR MYSELF AND ALOT OF OF MY OTHER PEERSDEFERRING FOR A YEAR HASDEFINITELY BECOME AN OPTION.WHEN IT COMES TO REOPENING,UNIVERSITIES ARE SPLIT ON WHATTO DO.MANY ARE EXPLORING A SHORTENEDFALL SEMESTER WITH WIDESPREAD